WA had the highest rates of Indigenous child removal in the country. At last, the state is finally facing up to it

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"In 1997, Australia was confronted with the landmark Bringing Them Home
report. It chronicled the country’s long, dark history of the forced removal of
First Nations children.

The report also made recommendations on what to do next. Compensation was key
among them. Every state and territory heeded that call in the years that
followed, except Western Australia.

In the decades since, many have called for the recognition of, and compensation
for, First Nations people in WA forcibly removed from their families, culture
and Country. In May, Premier Roger Cook answered that call, announcing a
redress scheme for living survivors of the Stolen Generations.

But the Stolen Generations aren’t just historical; they’re ongoing. Many still
feel the reverberations of decades of trauma. WA will finally seek to redress
some of it."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics